st2xel
Rising Star
Bronze Level
Started playing poker for about a month now and have played over 120 tournaments(1$ buyin) and I keep encountering the following situation:
When:
MTT tournament 400+players
I'm at the last 2 tables or final table
I' m under 20 blinds or even under 10
with a few others around the same situation, so effectively the last 2/3 of 18 are very covered in terms of stack size by the rest of the players
If i try to play shortstack GTO shoves in position i tend to wipe out on the first called all in, lets say about 3 out 4 times.
Instead, if I turn into an omega knit and only go in aqs+ qq+,regardless of pos, I tend to get significantly deeper(lets say instead of finishing 17 i finish 9). I've also had circumstantial evidence of being able to return from 1 blind on pos 42 to finishing 9th and saw other really small stacks(like under 2 blinds) do similar feats doing so.
I feel like emotion plays part of it, as it means i've been playing the tournament for 2-3 hours, but considering i get in top 3 like once in 30 tournaments, does this approach have any merit if I'm more happy to collect place 9+ more often than aiming for 1 and wiping sub 15?
What else can I do at this state, as players don t respect my raises 2-3 blind raises at that stack size and just want to end me?
When:
MTT tournament 400+players
I'm at the last 2 tables or final table
I' m under 20 blinds or even under 10
with a few others around the same situation, so effectively the last 2/3 of 18 are very covered in terms of stack size by the rest of the players
If i try to play shortstack GTO shoves in position i tend to wipe out on the first called all in, lets say about 3 out 4 times.
Instead, if I turn into an omega knit and only go in aqs+ qq+,regardless of pos, I tend to get significantly deeper(lets say instead of finishing 17 i finish 9). I've also had circumstantial evidence of being able to return from 1 blind on pos 42 to finishing 9th and saw other really small stacks(like under 2 blinds) do similar feats doing so.
I feel like emotion plays part of it, as it means i've been playing the tournament for 2-3 hours, but considering i get in top 3 like once in 30 tournaments, does this approach have any merit if I'm more happy to collect place 9+ more often than aiming for 1 and wiping sub 15?
What else can I do at this state, as players don t respect my raises 2-3 blind raises at that stack size and just want to end me?
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